The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-05-14
WIN. 0'BRIEN IN CANADA.
The Sensational Stories About His
Being Received Coolly Fully
Disproved.
THE FIRST MIGHT IN MONTREAL.
What the Talented Editor of United Ire
land" Said in the Commercial Oapi~
tai Of the Dominion.

tai Of the Dominion.
MONTREAL, May 11.--From the mo-
ment that Editor William C'Brien, OF
United Ireland, left the Grand Central
depot in New York, until his arrival
here this morning at O'Clock, his jour-
neY was without incident He met and
was introduced to Chauncey NJ. DepeW.
who was on the train. The two gentle
men passed compliments. An i'm
mense crowd was present on the arrival
of the tram in this city, and cheered
Justify when Mr.. O'Brien stepped on
the platform. MI Cloran then stepped
forward and read an address Of wei
come, to which MIR. O'Brien responded
briefly. There was tremendous rush
to shake hands with Mr.. O'Brien at he
conclusion Of his speech, and on his
way TO the carriages which were in
waiting to drive the party to the hotel,
he was nearly lifted Off his feet. He
occupies the same suite of rooms at st.
Lawrence hall that Michael I'avitt and
Mr.. Parnell did when they visited this
city. FROM the caupiate success in
every way attending the meeting this
evening, most Of the rumors have been
discredited regarding anything in The
nature of disturbance, so far, at all
events, as this city is concerned. The
meeting was held under the auspices Of
the local branch of the Irisl. National
League. The hall, which is capable Of
accommodating 1000 people, was filled
by on enthusiastic audience. among
whom was large representation OF
French-Canadians. During several
stages OF the address Lord Lans~
downe's name was Kissed. Mr.
O'Brien's appearance on the platform
was the signal for an outburSt. of
cheering which lasted several minutes.
Mr.. O'Brien said "My first duty is TO
thank the people of Montreal, and from
the bottom of my heart DO so, tor the
extraordinary kindness have received
since they entered their beautiful city.
and from those who agree with me and
perhaps, differ from rue. / desire
at the \ outset to tackle the
question why ] have come TO
Canada to ask g hearing and ask your
sympathy. vii! tell you in one word
because the ,omes of the poor people
OF Luggacurran, far away in Ireland,
are desolate tonight, and because the
man who is responsible for it is here in
the highest post of honor in this great
free land. l am only a stranger, nc
doubt, and Lord LansdowIe is a very
great, rich lord. butjudging by the feel
ing have experienced i'll Montreal to-
day I don't think to apologize for COM
ing here in our hour of need to claim
your sympathy and your assistance
to save the suffering tenantry Of Ire
land from determination. and an exter
mination by Canadian money and a Ca
madam Govern Or General. 1t is no
pleasure to us to worry you with o'r
grievances, but where else are we to
turn when Lord LansdOWne sends tn he
soldiers aud armed police to dispossess
every tenant in Luggacurran and To
fling the old mea and little children out
into the bitches. Our enemies are not
content with disarming us III q physical
sensa. The Tory Government is pass
ing coercion bill through parliament
at this moment to disarm us even Of our
organization, to break down The only
protection the tenantrY Of ireland have
lett, to place us on the plank bed if we
even attempt to appeal to public opin-
ion against such cruel deeds as Lord
Lansdowne's. A whole countryside
may be swept bare and plunged into
wretchedness and SORROW but it will be
a crime for us to organize q public
meeting or to write an article in a
newspaper denouncing it. Where,
then, are we turn, il not to the public
opinion of kindred lands; or is it to be
a crime also for us to appeal to you, to
our countrymen and our kindred ? You,
who can save the tenantry of Lugga-
curran, and who alone can save them
from the fate that overlook, perhaps,
the fathers of many a man listening to
me long ago, in the great clearances
when the landlords had it ali their own
way in Ireland. If we come to Canada
to ask you to befriend us and to save
our people, it is because this is not the
first time that Canada has stood be-
tween their Irish people and the ag-
gressors. tits not the first time that
you have stretched out the broad shield
of your sympathy to stay the march Of
hunger and misg government in Ireland.
1t will neyerabe forgotten Of you in n
Ireland that ii the terrible winter
Of 1879, when. half q million Of our. .peo1s- CO.
pie were suffering tbs pangs of hunger,
the parliament of the dominion voted
.g2OO 600 togive food stos the little children